Activists on Gaza aid boat vow to sail ‘until last minute’ despite Israeli threats

Activists on Gaza aid boat vow to sail ‘until last minute’ despite Israeli threats

Earlier in the day, Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz ordered the military to block the boat from reaching the Palestinian territory

Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag after boarding the Madleen boat and before setting sail for Gaza along with activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy. AP